Dear Mr Zhu,

I am writing to your magazine’s “Teenagers Now” column(专栏) to ask for some help with my 16-year-old son. At the moment, he refuses to do almost everything his mother and I ask him to do. He is our only child and we treat him very well. His grandparents buy him many things, and yet he is still rude to us. He refuses to spend time with us or do as we tell him. Sometimes he acts as if he doesn’t even love us at all.

Now he refuses to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. I cannot understand this music, but I don’t like it. He also spends too much time in Internet cafes, where he either plays games or chats online. He is wasting valuable time during this important period in his life!

What am I to do? At present, to prevent making his mother unhappy with an argument, I am allowing him his freedom. However, I am worried that if I keep allowing him to do what he wants, he may fail at school, or worse.

How can I help my son without harming our relationship?

Yours

Liu Zhenhua

1. What’s Mr. Zhu’s job?

A. A teacher.                                                                      B. A magazine columnist. 

C. A youth worker.                                                        D. A doctor.

2.From the passage, we can know that Mr. Liu’s son is _______ to his parents.

A. friendly                  B. thankful           C. polite          D. rude

3.What does Liu Zhenhua write to Mr. Zhu for?

A. To blame his son.

B. To ask for help with his son.

C. To say something about his son.

D. To complain to him about his son.

4.What do you think is the possible answer for the father?

A. The father should let the son alone.

B. The father should give his son a beating.

C. The father should allow his son his freedom.

D. The father should be patient enough to have communication with the son.

补全对话（每小题1分，共5分）

Dave：Can I ask you some questions, Sally?

Sally：Sure! What’s up?

Dave：   1. 

Sally：Yes, it’s a little far.

Dave：   2. 

Sally：First, I walk to the bus station and then I take the bus.

Dave：How long do you spend on the bus?

Sally：   3. 

Dave：Do you need to walk after you get off the bus?

Sally：   4. 

Dave：How many students in your class take the bus to school?

Sally：   5.

Dave：Thanks a lot.

Mr. Wise,

I am a slow（迟钝的）student. Most of my classmates are much better than me. So I usually get worried. I spent much time studying for the tests, but I can’t get good grades（分数）. Sometimes my father gives me some help. He tells me not to worry about it. But it doesn’t work. What do you think I should do?

Xiaoming

Dear Xiaoming,

Many famous people were not so good when they were young. Edison, a famous scientist(科学家), did badly in his studies when he was a 12-year-old boy. But he did a lot for the people in the world at last. When I was at your age, I didn’t do well at school. But I kept working hard and I succeeded(成功) at last. You should take it easy and try your best. Tomorrow is another day. I believe you can do better.

Mr. Wise

1. Xiaoming feels worried because          .

A. he has a headache                                       B. he doesn’t want to work hard

C. he is not as good as（像……一样好）most of his classmates

2. Xiaoming wrote this letter to          .

A. ask for some help                  B. find a pen pal       C. tell his father his problem

3.Mr. Wise wrote about a famous person to          .

A. make Xiaoming angry                             B. make Xiaoming feel better

C. show how much he knows

4.In Mr. Wise’s letter, “tomorrow is another day” means          .

A. there are a lot of hopes in our lives           B. one can get good grades tomorrow

C. tomorrow is the same as today

5. From the second letter, we know Mr. Wise may be           before.

        A. a doctor                                   B. a scientist                      C. a slow student

根据语境，用恰当的语言完成对话。
A: John, may I ask you some questions ?
B: OK . What is it ?
A: 【小题1】_____________________________________
B: I am from Canada
A: Really ? It’s very far from here . so【小题2】_______________________
B: I speak English and a little French. And I can also speak a little Chinese now.
A: How great you are ! 【小题3】__________________
B: I want to be an actor like my father .
A: Your father is an actor ! Very exciting!
B: Do you want to watch my father’s movie in my home this afternoon?
A: Yes, of course. 【小题4】_____________________
B: It’s across from the post office, you can find my house easily.
A: OK! 【小题5】________________
B: See you this afternoon!

They have much colored ________．Let's go and ask for some．

1. A.
   rulers
2. B.
   paper
3. C.
   erasers
4. D.
   sharpeners